Team Zero: Orichalcos
Chapter 5: Black Angel
"Bronze Loyal Knight, Silver Loyal Knight, and Gold Loyal Knight are three of the stronger monsters in my new deck." Akina said pointing to Davis. "Your turn to try and take me down."
"Fine." Davis growled as he snapped the top card off his deck. "I reveal one of my reverse cards! The continuous magic card Spider Web of Jirai Gumo! This magic card will up the attack of Jirai Gumo by 300 points (2500/100) and gives it the ability to negates traps you play during the battle phase."
"No!" Akina noticed that Jirai Gumo was a lot stronger than she gave it credit for.
"My next monster is Spider Eyes (500/500). I can union this monster with Jirai Gumo and negate his coin flipping ability." A ugly little spider monster appeared on the field then jumped up on top of Jiria Gumo's head.
"No, Jirai Gumo's ability is its major defect. When you attack you must flip a coin and call it. If you are right the attack goes through no problem but if you are wrong you lose half your life points before the attack happens."
"Now my spider monster. Attack the Bronze Knight!" Davis pointed to the bronze armored warrior and his spider monster started to charge across the field with full force.
"You triggered the special ability of my Loyal Knights, All For One! If one of them is attacked by a monster that has 1000 more attack than it they work together and negate that attack this turn." Akina smirked as the three knights on the field raised their swords together and in a blast of white flashing light, pushed the spider monster back to Davis's field.
"I end my turn then." Davis said growling at Akina for saving herself.
Akina slowly pulled the top card from its spot on the deck and flipped it over. It wasn't what she wanted but it could still help her.
"I activate the ability of one of my three knights. The Bronze Loyal Knight lets me trade one card in my hand for one card in the graveyard." She slid one of her hand cards into her graveyard slot and grabbed the card that it spit back out. "I sent Pot of Greed to the grave my first turn so now I get to activate it!" She snapped two more cards off her deck and looked at them sliding them into her hand.
Slowly the Silver Loyal Knight raised his sword up towards the sky and let a blue aura flow off it towards the ceiling of the dome. It was speckled with white spots and swirled around the arena like a beautiful light show.
"My Silver Loyal Knights's ability lets me change the battle position of one of your monsters on your side of the field. I switch Jirai Gumo to defense mode." Making a screaming noise the monster crouched down closer to the floor. "And my Gold Loyal Knights ability activates. I sacrifice 1000 life points to increase the attack of my three Loyal Knights by 1000 attack."
Akina-3000 LP
Davis-4000 LP
"Bronze Loyal Knight (2400/800) attacks your spider monster!" Akina's monster raised it sword and charge across the field ready to strike down the spider monster.
"Nice try but I reveal my down trap." Davis smirked as his trap card flipped up. "I reveal Time Freeze!"
"What does it do?" Akina asked just as the monsters and other cards on the field froze in whatever position they were in.
"Time Freeze does like it says and freezes time. And as long as that card exists in my graveyard we can't do anything that affects the monster zones of our fields or use monsters effects."
"Then I set one card face down and end my turn." Akina slid one card into her duel disk and watch the holographic image appear on the field.
Davis smiled wide as he looked at his newly drawn card. He slid it into his magic and trap zone slots."I set one card face down and end my turn."
"Stalling will get you no where." Akina said as she drew. "I set one card face down and end my turn." She narrowed her eyes at Davis who calmly drew his next card. "Time Freeze is a powerful card and I bet with that look on his face, he has a card to remove it from the grave but he won't play it. He knows my three knights will tear him to shreads."
"I set one more card and end my turn."
"I draw, and end also." Akina sighed at this new card.
"Fine, I draw." Davis snapped the card off his deck. "I reveal down magic card; Soul Release! I remove Time Freeze and four of the cards in your graveyard." Davis pulled the Time Freeze trap out of his graveyard when it spit it out and he placed it in the 'out-of-play' slot. "Next trap, I activate Final Attack Orders! Now you can't switch my monster to defense anymore. I will attack your Gold Loyal Knight (1600/1000)this time to get rid of it." The spider monster stood up straight and charged across the field. With its powerful legs it wrapped itself around the golden armored warrior.
"Reveal down card!" Akina said pointing to the set card on her field.
"Wrong. Spider Web of Jirai Gumo prevents traps from being activated during the battle phase."
"Who said it was a trap?" Akina cocked an eyebrow as it dawned on Davis that it was a quick play magic card. "Activate Shield Armor! This quick play gives a monster on my field immunity from one attack but I will still take the battle damage." The armor of the Gold Loyal Knight slowly changed to a dark green for a second and it broke free of the spiders death hold.
Akina-2100 LP
Davis-4000 LP
"Time to tear your strategy apart!" Akina announced as she pulled the next card off her deck. She smiled to herself. "About time you showed up. I needed you." She slid the three knights off the field zones and slapped down a new monster. "I sacrifice three monsters to summon Angel of Black Light (2600/2400)!" A large woman in dark blue and black robes appeared on Akina's field in place of the three knights. She had a halo but it was blue in color and her long brown hair matched her brown eyes.
"She has a tribute in her deck!" Ronin said completely shocked. "That isn't like her except the Fairy in the Crystal."
"Well she changed it for this tournament. She has been working at it for quite some time. This angel comes with abilities that will rock your socks off." Reku said standing up when Akina played her card.
"My angel will activate its ability. Because I summoned her with three tributes I get to attack directly this turn and you cannot stop her since you have no set traps. Go my angel!" Akina pointed to Davis. Nodding, the angel unfolded her long feathery wings that were black in color. She flew up into the air a way and launched a beam of light towards Davis.
Shielding himself, Davis tried to avoid the attack but he still was hit by the massive ray of light.
Akina-2100 LP
Davis-1400 LP
"Now I reveal my down card. Go Dust Tornado! I will destroy your Spider Web card!" A massive wind blew up out of nowhere and swirled itself into a giant tornado. This tornado ripped apart the hologram of the card and the virtual spider web it had shot out.
"End turn." Akina smiled because she saw that Davis was trapped. That is, if he doesn't play any other cards this turn.
"Draw!" He announced and pulled a card off his deck. "I end my turn." Davis sighed and bowed his head.
"Good!" Akina jumped for joy, her new cards were doing what they were supposed to do. "I draw and summon Swordsman of Landstar (500/1200) in attack mode!" A toy soldier monster appeared on the field. It raised its sword and shield, preparing to fight. "Angel attacks your Jirai Gumo (2200/100)!" Akina pointed to the monster and her angel again shot out a stream of light that was dark blue and purple in color. Smashing into the spider, it engulfed it but didn't destroy it.
Akina-2100 LP
Davis-1000 LP
"When a union monster would be destroyed, the unionned monster goes instead of the equipped monster." Davis explained to Akina's confused look.
"I end my turn by setting one card face down." Akina slid a card behind her swordsman to protect him. Davis pulled a card off his deck.
"I attack your swordsman with Jirai Gumo!" A large coin appeared in the field and flipped up into the air. "I call, Heads!" Flipping a few times the coin finally came crashing down to the stadium. It landed itself on heads so Davis's life was spared. The spider monster than charged across the field and grabbed a hold of the little warrior. Squeezing it, it squealed and broke apart.
Akina-400 LP
Davis-1000 LP
"Your bluff didn't work. I summon a second Jirai Gumo and end my turn." A second brown and orange spider monster appeared by the first one. Akina moaned in disapproval at this new monster. She snapped the card off her deck and added it to her hand.
"Activate my down card Equipment Making Plant. I search my deck for an equipment magic card and equip it to a monster on my field at the cost of a hand card." She slid a card from her hand into the graveyard slot and them she pulled her deck out and search through it. She pulled out the card she wanted and slid it into her disk. "I activate Cestus of Dagla to increase my monsters attack by 500 points (3100/2400) and gain the life you lose. Go my angel attack spider number one!" Akina pointed to one of the spider who seconds later was engulfed in a blast of purple and dark blue light.
Akina-1300 LP
Davis-100 LP
"Second ability of my angel activate. I send one equipment magic card from the field to the grave to let a monster on my field attack again so I scrap my Cestus of Dagla and let her attack again (2600/2400)!" The second spider screamed as it was consumed in a blast of light just like the first one. Davis fell to his knees at his loss.
Akina-1300 LP
Davis-0 LP
Akina breathed a sigh of relief, she had won with her new deck. It worked like a charm against spider boy and won them a first round score.
The crowds roaring shook the dome to its core. This first round was a knock out drag match that went great. Many sexual hooting and hollering could be heard by many of the boys in the stands at Akina. She just smiled and waved to the crowds as her duel disk deactivated and she walked down off the stage.
"Damn these boys." Reku growled and he ran out to Akina. Giving her a long kiss on the lips then wrapping his arm around her and walking her back to the bench. Many of the boys sat back down disappointed.
"Great work." Sachiko said patting Akina on the back. "You did great."
"Yea." Ronin said still almost in disbelief. "I like your new deck."
"Thanks." She blushed from all the attention. "I spent a few all nighters building and trying with Reku and Sachiko."
"That makes it my turn next." Ronin said standing up and walking to the stage. "Wish me good luck." He said over his shoulder getting a thumbs up from his team mates. "Hopefully I will make as good of a victory as Akina did."
The blond haired girl wearing a yellow vest and a white T-shirt walked up on stage opposite of Ronin. She flicked her hair back as she took out her deck and walked over to Ronin and he walked to meet her half way.
"Hey." She said handing him her deck and taking his. "I am Rhea, your next opponent. What is your name?"
"I am Ronin. I will be the one to walk away from this duel a winner!"
"Big words, Ronin. Let's see if this deck can back them up." She took her deck and slammed it into her slot. He did the same with his own deck. Walking to opposite ends they turned to face each other.
"Duel!" Both yelled sending the crowed again into an uproar.
Ronin-4000 LP
Rhea-4000 LP
They both drew there opening five cards off the top of there decks and fanned them out.
"I go first!" Ronin declared as he pulled a sixth card off his deck. "I summon my Aqua Fighter (1500/1200)!" A blue humanoid figure appeared on the field. It had oversized forearms and hands. The only thing that was on it's face were a pair of eyes. "I'll cover two cards and end my turn.
"Then it comes to me." Rhea smiled as she pulled a card off her deck. "I play a magic card. Activate Reasoning! With this you guess a level of monster and I pick up cards off my deck until I come to a monster. If it is the same level as what you called it goes to the grave, if not then I summon it. So, what do you call?" Ronin grimaced a second before responding.
"I call level four."
Slowly Rhea pick cards up off her deck. She had picked up three cards before she came to a monster. The fourth card was a monster card and she flipped it around so Ronin could see it.
"Sorry but I pulled a level eight monster. I summon in attack mode Invader of Darkness (2900/2500)!" A large masculine demon monster appeared on the field. It stretched it's long armored arms out towards the blue defending warrior.
"2900 on the first turn!" Ronin gasped at the large monster.
"One that negates quick play magic cards played by you. Next I will play Heavy Storm to wipe out your magic and trap cards!" A massive twister picked up spinning around the magic and trap zones of both of the players. Once the storm had settled, no face down traps were left in it's wake. "Attack his Aqua Fighter! Darkness Fist!" Moving like lightning the large robed demon monster flew across the field and punched the blue monster right in it's face sending it flying into the ground. It broke up on impact with the cement floor.
Ronin-2600 LP
Rhea-4000 LP
"All right Ronin." Rhea smiled as her monster walked back to her field. "I end my turn."
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Rhea already has Ronin down with that 2900 monster on the field in her first turn. Let's keep up the tournament!
To LucienShadow Master: To be honest it depends. You can make them as long as you want.
To John: Yes I know those cards and their abilities. As for team Trap 'um, that is just like a name. Sorry, didn't feel like a skill drain duel.
To Goddess IANAW: No, they won't all be one on one. I will mix it up some. About the knights, judge for yourself.
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